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10337 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole is the latest car to be depicted in both LEGO Speed Champions and LEGO Icons. It will join the club when it launches exclusively for Insiders on July 1, 2024, and then receive a wider release for all from July 4 for £159.99 / $179.99 / €179.99.
That club also includes the Aston Martin DB5, Ferrari F40 and Porsche 911, of which only the Porsche 911 was covered in LEGO Speed Champions first. Now, the club is evenly split thanks to the reveal of
There is now plenty of precedent for LEGO Speed Champions cars to become LEGO Icons sets and the only question left is which LEGO Speed Champions model will be selected next. Since we don't know exactly what the future holds for the theme at the time of writing, we're going to focus only on cars that have had a LEGO Speed Champions model previously.
One option could be to complete the trifecta of LEGO cars by depicting a 1970 Dodge Charger R/T, whether inspired by The Fast and the Furious or not, with the LEGO Icons formula. The vehicle has already received
Alternatively, you could argue that The Fast and the Furious has an upscaled version of
The Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) could be an interesting pick either way to see how the LEGO designers would recreate the striped livery at a bigger scale – stickers, prints or brick-built.
Looking further into LEGO Speed Champions' history, it would be interesting to see the Hot Rod from 2016's 75875 Ford F-150 Raptor & Ford Model A Hot Rod as we rarely see LEGO Hot Rod models, never mind at a larger scale.
For now,
LEGO Icons 10337 Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole launches on July 1 exclusively for Insiders members, with a wider release taking place from July 4, retailing at £159.99 / $179.99 / €179.99.
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